Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-04-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Notes on the Lesson for April 10
Joseph Exalted"

From Chicago STANDARD. by Rev. J. n. Coon.
The lesson to be studied il found in the
forty-irst chapter OF Genesis, verses thirty
eight 10 forty -eight Time, B. C ZIG, thirteen
years after the events Of last lesson. Place,
in Egypt. at the capital city, Memphis. or
Heiiopoiis, or Ga.
SPECIAL MENTION.
Egypt Egypt is a ralnless land T winds
from the east AID wost come IN over the sur
face of dry d seris; thoss from the south lose
the mois, ure w.ich they bring from the south-
ern ocean -, they pass over tue mounta - OF
Abyssin,a and Cea'ral Al lea; and those
from the north encounter o dry, warm atmJs-
paere resting On Egypt winch ex AIDS them,
ursnks up tAe.r nioi ture. . ID pi events . ram
oil. The fertility II tie anu depends. there
fote, upon the ov. ifJw Of Tho Me; and all
sun.mc crops arc niaiur d by irrieatioL As
. CONSEQUENCE, this narrow strip Ut lowland
along the b nix. Of the Nil, is all that il I IL
abe. 1t was IN RIVER which, in Gods hand,
caused both the seven year3 OF petty aud tho
seven years Of famine tActiarvey)
On also Gael Av n (Ezek. Xxx ~ and
Heln po,is). One OF The oldest cities Of the
worm. anu I 9 prime pal seat OF Egyptian sun
worship 1t was near The site OF the modern
Cairo. II, has ueen IN ruins Tor tive. ty cen
turies, and 9th NJ but a lone obelisk sixty
six feet high marks the spot 1t was noted
" " VI j > RaIlo was DVsAs~
shemssh Qiouse of the SUM. The Arabs now
call il Ain Sherus (founiain of the sum- In
It's glory, tho great temple OF Tia, with Its
l2,UO priests and at ~eldants, was the most
famous shrine Of Egypt. Here It was that
Moses was instructed IN all the learning OF
Egypt
Stgnet Rings. Great importance was a.
tached to the sIgnet ring, winch contained the
owners name, and the impression of which
was Of the same val .dity as . written signature
Is among uA. Hence the gift Of this royal zig
net ring was q transfer Of royal snthcrily a
Is 1s1yf Gs slg ah ffl AHasqgafde q qeard tPefEttSsnIns1t er. ss:s
and In Hag. 2: % Some valuable specimens
Of ancient signet rings have been found BY
antiquaries. One of the most remarkable OF
these il now in the Abbott Collection OF Egyp-
I an Antiquities, in tn Mus UNI OF the New York
H storical Society. 1t IL. i'll most exec lent pres
~ervation and Of very high antiquity, bearing
the name OF Shoofoo, the Suphis OF the Greeks
who reigned before the time Of Joseph. 1t was
found IN a tomb at Glzeh, and ia Of fine gold,
weighing neariy three soverei2ns. Cooks
Comp. Quar-
0driots Chariots are frequently mentioned
In the Bible, as instruments Of war and as car
riages Of state. The Canaanites are spoken OF
IN Josh II. IS and Judges |: 10 and 1: ., as
having chariots OF iron perhaps armed with
iron s~cythes) The Philistines in sanls time
had Sc, 100 chariots q Sam. IL: 81; David took
1000 from the King Of Zobah e sam 8: A.;
and the Syrians, in order to cope with Israel,
collected 81, 600 Il CHI. 10: ~ Before the lie
brews were fairly weaned from Egypt they
were not allowed to multiply horses lest
they should return tDeut II: 10y: but David
and Solomon found it necessary, for the safety
OF the kingdom, to provide their armies with
horses and chariots of war. solomon main
tanned a force of l 400 chariots Il Kings 1920
tE1dmHaerl
Zaphnath paaneah 1t was not unusual in
ancient tmes to give new names to persons on
~ pk,At,tn 90. anAAAsDta hr-h nnhpnth
Vseph-aath) is he who r~eceiveth Meth, l. e.,
the inv n,rix of the art of weaving, ana the
goddess of wisdom. Pndaeah, THIS name
actually occurs in q tomb at S,cel,ara, as the
name Of one of the princes Of usercheres,
about 80 years before Joseph's time, Pdh-
noeeh. Its import also corresponds exactly
with the occasion on which it was given. 1t
means, he who flies from tavolds) pollution,
especially adultery. So that the first name
conferred by Pharaoh upon Joseph comment
Grated the divine wisdom to which he owed
his exaltation, and the second his innocence Of
the crime for which he had SO long suffered
Imprisonment. tOsburn.l
Fumiasin Egypt. OsburB, in his "Monu-
mental History OF Egypt" thinks that tho
cause OF the seven years of plenty was the
ing them away of "the great Lake Of Ethi-
opia,' VIII CHI once xsted on tie Upper Nile,
thus bringing more water and more eed ment
to Lower Egypt for these years. Aud he
l " tills dll htStEu Clsou VI tuia III
mense sea would cause the absorption of the
waters of the Nile over it's dry bed for several
years after, thus causing tie famine. Tho
most remarkable famine was that of the re gu
Of the Fatimee Kaleefeh, El- Mustansirbiliah,
which is the only instance on record Of
one Of seven years curator in Egypt
since the time Of Joseph "a. d. lo64-1U71).
This famine exceeded in severity all others OF
modern times. Vehement drought and pesti-
lence, says q contemporary writer, cont nued
Tor 4Svan cnnanpNtlya wanna IN NINTH \
This famine was so severe that dogs and cats,
and even human flesh, We're eaten. All the
horses Of the caliph but three persisted, and
his family hal to fly into Syria. Another
Egyp in A. D. li9a tRawlinson's Historical
Illustrations
Rank Of the Priest. In Egypt, "the priests
and military men held the highest position in
the country after the family of the X ng, and
from than were chosen his ministers and con-
iidential advisers, the wise counselors of
Puaroah' Elsa. -: III and all the principal
officers of the state" (Wilkluson, Vol. L p.
3l6) 1The pr ests enjoyed great privileges;
they were exempt from taxes; they consumed
40 part of their own income in any of tLer
accessory expenses; and they had one OF the
three portions into Inch the land Of L ypt
was divided, free Of ali dut es." I'll, 3la)
4 Lesson FOR Youth, 4Aow to get on" 10
Iid Joseph 3get ou!" At the age of thirty he
was in an assured position. Not by tact, tai
nj. friends certainly not friends), int est,
cunning, or time-servi e No harm in many
Of these things; some of them blees ngs But
the secret OF h = succ ,ss in v. 80, Goa" God
was with them. He feared Col, hated evil,
iod took care Of him; and he who resisted
temptation to great sn is the happy husband
4 an honorable wife. and a glai father; he
who was a slave is prime minister: aal he
whom his brethren sod becomes Their bes'
r4end and preserver. Boys! consider; this ii
he way TO get on. Fear God; res at the devil;
eve God; hate evil Ps 81: 10. Or. john
HalL.)
Juseph as a Type Of Christ. The similarity
betw cen Joseph aud Christ is siglifi :ant aud
marked: a. Each was a beloved and I ,vored
son; ~ each was hated by his brethren; 8)
each was q victim Of envy; a, each WAS sent
money; QD each was stripped Of his cloth.
ing; "a each had an Intellectual intercesso,
tReub. n and Pilate); o. each was made
the head OF a great nation through the over
rulings of God. DR.. John Hall develops this
analogy. sill farther: snow let US see the
foreshadow lng Of one greater 10 eph came
from the prison, Al: IA Jesus from the grave,
Acts XIII 29, 81 Joseph received unlimited
power XII 40 Jesus all power Matt
xviii Is Joseph obtained the highes
Joseph received symbols OF Office, " ~. Or
Jesus head many crowns Rev. XIX IL
every knee shall bow Phil. IL 10; aftel
being, like Joseph, a servant. v. Z. JOSEPH
nau u new name given, Y. HI Jesus uAd ut
official names, Matt l. 2l; Heb Ii 10
He is the real Savior Of III,
world Joseph had a wife giver
him. '. Is To Christ is given His chSnrcs
the spouse' Of song. y. I; 'the bride tn,
Lambs wife, Of Rev. XII. 9; given in her god
less heather state, but as We may well beiiev.
Asenath did, coming to the worship Of thu
true God. And Joseph fed the people, KEEP
them alive, and In saving them brought then
all under the king, see Oh. Xvii. 2o-a3. Ane
Jesus is the living bread, John vi. IS So h,
brings us to the Lord, l. Peter t Is, 10 II,
must have q wonderful power of believing VIII,
thinks-that all this is accidental, or the inse
NOUS work Of the authors Of the Old Testa
ment and the New"
CONNECTING LINK.
Thirteen years have passed, years full OF
varyiny experiences to Joseph. He has been
J successfully, a slave, a trusted servant
! tempted to sin, . prisoner by false accusation
! . friend to fellow prisoners, in the con1idenc,
Of Pharaoh, as we see in III lesson to-day.
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